Hmm, if you get whale oil from whales, where does baby oil come from? Ron L
-----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Loran Hughes Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:47 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] AB's and gear oiling I've used Mike's whale oil. Quite frankly, it smells funny and doesn't perform well in cold weather. Personally, I prefer a fine sewing machine oil rendered from baby seals. Loran On Jul 15, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Rich wrote: > Whale oil comes from an endangered species and if you have any you are > in trouble. Synthetic works well and is not endangered. > > Mike Stitt wrote: >> Agreed, other than pivots, which require very little oil the verge >> and >> escapement may be oiled. Whale oil anyone? _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
